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Reliability and Validity Evidence for Health Care-Seeking Behavior Questionnaire on Sexual Health Among Filipino Men:
Sagie De Guzman1, Vivien Dee2, Ying Hong Jiang3
1Urology and Urologic Oncology, Saint John's Cancer Institute, Santa Monica, CA, USA sdeguzman10@apu.edu.
Journal of Nursing Measurement
|August 9, 2023
Summary
The Health Care-Seeking Behavior Questionnaire (HCSBQ) is a valid and reliable tool for assessing healthcare-seeking behaviors in Filipino men. This study confirmed its accuracy in measuring men's health-seeking actions.
Area of Science:
- Health Services Research
- Psychometrics
- Sexual Health
Background:
- Healthcare-seeking behavior is crucial for sexual health promotion in Filipino men.
- A scarcity of validated tools exists to measure men's healthcare-seeking behaviors.
- This study addresses the need for a reliable instrument.
Purpose of the Study:
- To establish the validity and reliability of the Health Care-Seeking Behavior Questionnaire (HCSBQ).
- To provide a tool for measuring healthcare-seeking behaviors specifically among Filipino men.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional online survey was administered to 464 Filipino men.
- Statistical analysis was performed using Linear Structural Relations (LISREL).
- Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted.
Main Results:
- The HCSBQ demonstrated excellent validity and reliability.
- Overall Cronbach's alpha was 0.94, indicating high internal consistency.
- Factor analysis identified three latent variables: interactional, intellectual, and active/decision-making, with strong internal consistencies (0.91, 0.84, 0.88).
- Confirmatory factor analysis yielded excellent goodness-of-fit indices.
Conclusions:
- The HCSBQ is confirmed as a valid and reliable measurement tool.
- This questionnaire can be effectively used to assess healthcare-seeking behaviors in Filipino men.
- The findings support the use of HCSBQ for research and clinical practice in sexual health.
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